Carpet-sweeper.



J. W. YOCHEM.

CARPET SWBBPER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. e, 1913.

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CARPET-SWEEPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1914.

Application filed September G, 1913 Serial No. 788,379.

To all whom t may concer/t.'

Be it known that 1, JOHN lV. Yocrmir, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tinin, in the county of Seneca and State of hie, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpet-Sweepers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

lhis invention relates to sweepers, and more especially toearpet-sweepers, and it has for one of its objects the provision of adevice of this character, which comprises a member which may be insertedinto the casing of the sweeper to collect or concentrate such looseparticles of dust as may be stirred up by the brush of the machine, sothat the diffusion of such dust into the atmosphere will be obviated.

The invention has, furthermore, for its object the provision of a memberof this class which may be readily attached to and removed from thecasing, so that it may be cleaned or renewed without difficulty.

Further objects of the invention will hereinafter appear and beparticularly defined in the claims.

The invention has been clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawingsin which similar characters denote similar parts, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top view of a carpet-sweeper equipped with my invention.Fig. 2 is a section thereof on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 illustratesmodification.

Referring to the drawings, 10 denotes the casing of the sweeper whichmay be of any well-known or preferred construction and comprises in thepresent instance side walls 11, a top 12, and end walls 13. Floor wheels14C are provided as usual to operate the brush 15, whereby the dirt isdeposited in trays 1G, all the parts being substantially of wellknownform.

Disposed within the casing is my im` scribed, it will practically retainall of the dust which may then be cleaned therefrom when required.

ln F ig. 2 my improved dust collector consists of a single piece of wirenetting covered with textile fabric, as above, and extending from oneside 11 of the casing to the other, in the form of a dome, the upperportion of which carries a screw or like device 19 extending through asuitable perforation in the cover 12 and provided at the outside thereofwith a thumb nut 20. inasmuch as the length of the member 17 is greaterthan the distance between the sides 11, the member 17 will lie or may besprung with its lower marginal edges 17 against the inner surface of theside walls 11. Likewise it will be noted that when the thumb nut 2O isremoved, and either tray 16 is opened, the member 17 may be readilywithdrawn from the casing.

In Fig. 3. the top 12 is provided with a pair of longitudinal slots 21into which dust collecting members 22 may be inserted from the top, intothe position shown, and held by virtue of plates 23 extendinglongitudinally of said members 22 and engaged by resilient retainingclips 2-/1 which permit the ready insertion and removal of the members22. As before described, these members 22 are also preferably formed ofwire netting and covered, especially at their adjacent sides, withtextile fabric coated or saturated with mineral oil.

Many changes may be made in the general organization, as well as in theparticular construction of the dust retainer without departing from thespirit of the invention, especially in the main supporting member, andin the means whereby the entire device is held in place on the casing ofthe machine.

I claim:

1. The combination with a sweeper comprising a easing, dustpans therein,and a sweeping device movable therein, 0f dust collecting meansextending downwardly from the top of the casing on both sides of thesweeping device and formed of fabric impregnated with mineral oil.

2. The combination with a sweeper comprising a casing, and a sweeperdevice movable therein, of a resilient arched dust col- In testimonywhereof I aiix my signature lector comprising fabric impregnated with inpresence of two Witnesses. mineral oil, the ends of said arch restingclosely against the inner faces of said cas- JOHN W' YOCHEM' ing onopposite sides of said device, and Witnesses:

means for detachaloly holding said dust col- H. D. MACDONALD,

lector Within said casing. M. E. HEENAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, WashingtonfD. C.

